{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Built Different","title":"Episode 103: Mass Timber Cuts $2M From Western Washington U Build","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c6d28558\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":248,"description":"Mortenson's published case study on Kaiser Borsari Hall at Western Washington University offers one of the more detailed cost-and-schedule breakdowns to come out of a mass timber academic project. The $55 million, four-story building came in $2 million under budget and 25% faster than the original schedule — and the mechanisms behind both figures are directly applicable to developers and GCs evaluating mass timber on future projects. Key Takeaways: Mass timber's lighter structural load allowed the team to eliminate the basement entirely, unlocking $2M in savings — the single largest cost...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FqhP0L_bpLui0_R4M_djHYuI024Y_echHiiRdD3XIA0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTY2/YWI4YzNkMzU5NDEz/MWRlZGY1MjY3MzA3/OWQxZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}